Stole Stores

Stores selling formal stoles in satin, silk and natural fibers

A stole is the formal member of the wrap family: a long, comparatively narrow length of rich fabric worn over the shoulders with evening dress, ceremonial robes or pageant regalia. Stole stores therefore sell into three worlds at once, fashion, ceremony and celebration. BB Foulards of Italy, producing since 1948, makes its stoles alongside shawls and scarves in natural fibers, wholly handmade with knotted fringes in the Italian craft tradition, with personalization available for logos and particular models. The Sash Company of California works the ceremonial end: beautiful satin sashes and stoles made to last for generations, cut from heavyweight bridal satin, fully lined and made to order, with a custom design department that incorporates a logo, crest or mascot into the design and a database of past orders that makes reordering a matter of a click. Their customers return event after event and year after year, which is the nature of stole buying: pageants, graduations, weddings and church seasons recur, and the stole is kept, matched and worn again.

Formal stoles in satin and silk draped over display stands beside evening wraps in a specialty store

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  BB Foulards  (Italy) their production, started up in 1948, is specialized in the production of shawls and scarves with natural fibers, wholly hand made with knotted fringes following the old traditions of the Italian craftsmen. The accessories trendy or classic, are all made according to the specific designs and color, showing new textiles that are shown in the more important Fashion Exhibitions. A production that cares for the smallest detail and makes their products very interesting and attractive. They also give the customers the choice among a variety of color, designs, subjects, sizes and the opportunity of personalizing the different articles with Logos or particular models. They always try to meet the requirements of their customers.

  The Sash Company (California) : at the Sash Company they pride themselves in making beautiful satin sashes and stoles that will last for generations. They use only the finest heavyweight bridal satin for all their sashes and every sash is fully lined and made to order. Their custom design department assists organizations that wish to incorporate their logo, crest, or mascot into the design of their sashes. A database of all orders is kept so that future orders are as easy as a click of a button. Their customers come back event after event, year after year because of the confidence they have in the products from The Sash Company.

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If you have interest in retailers of stoles, you may also have interest in pageant sashes, scarves , shawls, evening wraps, or neckerchiefs.

Choosing a Stole

For evening wear, match the stole's weight to the dress: satin and silk stoles sit smoothly over a gown's shoulders, while a natural-fiber handmade stole with a knotted fringe suits a simpler dress that can carry the texture. Length decides formality, a stole that falls well below the waist reads ceremonial, while a shorter wrap reads as an accessory. Color discipline matters more than decoration: one strong color, worn with confidence, outlasts any embellished piece.

For organizations, order early and record everything. The made-to-order model rewards it: once a design, fabric and dimension set is on file, as The Sash Company's order database provides, every future class, court or season can be matched exactly, and the stoles accumulate into a consistent institutional wardrobe rather than a series of near misses.

Common Questions

What is a stole worn for?

Formally, over evening dress as a shoulder wrap that adds coverage and ceremony without covering the gown. Ceremonially, as part of pageant, graduation, wedding-party and religious dress, where the stole often carries colors, crests or lettering that identify the wearer. The Sash Company builds for that second world: made-to-order satin stoles with custom designs, logos and mascots worked in. Fashion stoles in silk and natural fibers, the BB Foulards line, serve the first.

Why are ceremonial stoles made to order?

Because the design belongs to the organization: colors must match, a crest or mascot must be reproduced exactly, and the stole must match the ones bought in previous years. The Sash Company keeps a database of all orders so a repeat order matches the original run, and uses heavyweight bridal satin, fully lined, so a stole survives years of events. Stock stoles cannot offer that continuity.

How does a stole differ from a sash?

A sash is a band worn diagonally across the body or around the waist, flat against the clothing, primarily a carrier of titles, colors and insignia. A stole hangs from the shoulders down the front or over the arms, a wrap as well as a carrier of design. Makers frequently produce both, The Sash Company lists sashes and stoles together, and pageant dress often combines a sash with a stole or crown from the same specialist.

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